linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] remove all uses of printf's %n

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Date:	17 Sep 2013 16:57:42 -0400
From:	"George Spelvin" <linux@...izon.com>
To:	keescook@...omium.org, penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, dan.carpenter@...cle.com,
	geert@...ux-m68k.org, JBeulich@...e.com, joe@...ches.com,
	kosaki.motohiro@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux@...izon.com, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] remove all uses of printf's %n

>>   seq_setwidth(m, 21);
>>   seq_printf(m, "%s%d", con->name, con->index);
>>   seq_pad(m, '\n');

> Ooh, I like this a lot! Much cleaner.

That's certainly a good way to do it, too.
My "general principles" filter thinks it should be in a local variable
if it can, but if hiding it in the struct seq_file is fine if people
find that cleaner.

seq_pad could also reset the field to some null value and warn if
it's found in that state.  Not a strong preference, though; the error is
fairly harmless and you might not feel it's worth the code size.
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